Stephen Strasburg delivers dominant performance, Nats win 13-3

The Nationals jumped on Marlins rookie left-hander Justin Nicolino early. Yunel Escobar drew a one-out walk and Bryce Harper followed with a single to center.

Jayson Werth then hammered Nicolino's changeup over center fielder's Marcel Ozuna's head bringing Escobar and Harper racing to the plate for the game's first runs.

Ian Desmond followed with a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Werth.

The Marlins got one back in the second when right-hander Stephen Strasburg walked Derek Dietrich. Dietrich advanced to second on a wild pitch and to third on a Miguel Rojas' groundout. With two outs, Tommy Telis hit a grounder in the hole that Desmond fielded, but his one-hop throw skipped past Tyler Moore and Dietrich scored on the error.

Update: Marcell Ozuna launched a solo homer to left off Strasburg in the sixth.

Update II: Wilson Ramos scored Escobar on a sacrifice fly in the sixth and then Moore crushed a three-run homer to left. It was his sixth tater on the season.

Update III: Escobar delivered a three-run double in the sixth. It was his third hit on the afternoon. The Nationals have plated seven runs in the frame.

Update IV: Strasburg struck out 10 while allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits with one walk over seven innings. He set a new Nationals record with 37 strikeouts over his last three games.

Left-hander Matt Grace started the eighth.

Update V: Ozuna roped an RBI double off Grace in the eighth.

Update VI: Pedro Severino made his major league debut, smacking a double off the left field wall in his first at-bat in the eighth. Escobar followed with his fourth hit of the afternoon, driving in Severino.

After Harper picked up his 35th double of the season, Matt den Dekker slapped a two-run single extending the Nats lead to 10.

The Nationals beat the Marlins 13-3.